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Recognised as Colour

#4C1456

  • #4C1456
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4C1456 is a magenta with RGB values 76, 20, 86 and HSL 291°, 62%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4C1456#4C1456
HEX#4C1456
RGBrgb(76, 20, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0784, 0.3373
RGB percentages29.8%, 7.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(290.9, 62.3%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 76.7%, 33.7%)
CMYK11.6%, 76.7%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,985,942
CSS custom property--colour: #4C1456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.62:1
Contrast with white13.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#B3EBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C3054no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5Midnight blue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Purple · ΔE 27Indigo · ΔE 30.4Dark magenta · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E5614
Analogous#2B1456, #56143F
Triadic#564C14, #14564C
Split complementary#3F5614, #14562B
Tetradic#562B14, #1E5614, #143F56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C65DD9
Lighter +30%#B833D0
Lighter +20%#9527A9
Lighter +10%#711E7F
Darker −10%#270A2D
Darker −20%#030103
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#550763
Less saturated −25%#432149

Channel breakdown

R76
G20
B86
Red76 (29.8%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue290.91°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4C · G 14 · B 56

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